The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
by Genesis

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
Year: 1974
Release date: 1974-11-22
Overall rank: 249th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 971 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1974 (3rd)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (58th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (249th)

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Genesis bestography

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is ranked 2nd best out of 34 albums by Genesis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Genesis is Selling England By The Pound which is ranked number 125 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,463.

Genesis album bestography « Higher ranked (125th)
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This album (249th)
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 249th | 1970s rank: 58th | 1974 rank: 3rd
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2026pinkfreud1981Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s61/1008
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums10/10091
2026SkernsTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s4/10019
2026saltysurpriseTop 56 Music Albums of 19741/565
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 85 Music Albums of 197415/854
2026 LeonardTop 99 Music Albums of 19741/995
2026 Ledgin72Top 50 Greatest Music Albums29/5044
2026fabm0Decade 1970s42/100 -
2026 arthurbittencourtTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s35/10013
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 1301-14001/100 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s9/10018
2026StreakyNunoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums49/10052
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of 19743/1005
2026 Robert Anton WilsonFavorite Album by Year52/76 -
2026 JMGL95Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s42/10012
2026 imacgillTop 38 Music Albums of 19749/384
2026steve397Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s97/1001
2026leniadTop 100 Greatest Music Albums73/10028
2026sunnydhammTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s3/10020
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Greatest Music Albums74/10027
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 790
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 6,443
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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 971 votes)
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02/18/2026 15:14 Adhura  Ratings distribution  1,43577/100
 
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02/13/2026 02:01 evstratios  Ratings distribution  18097/100
 
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02/02/2026 19:25 Luccaag  Ratings distribution  4585/100
 
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01/24/2026 17:32 Bluedog  Ratings distribution  16573/100
 
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01/23/2026 09:59 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  2,49284/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.3/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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75/100
From 03/10/2023 11:38 | #294879
The musicianship on here is unquestionable and you can clearly see the quality the group possess but it feels a little bit unrefined to be classed as their greatest ever work. There is just too much on here that I would argue could be cut out with a lot of the second half feeling a bit empty at times. A long album shouldn't feel like a slog to get through but unfortunately this record really feels like that with it dragging on for quite a significant amount of time. However, the instrumentals on this album are fantastic and the group showcase their individual skillsets very effectively. The percussion and guitars are excellent and Peter Gabriel's voice adds so much to the music on here as well and every time it appears it makes my attention come straight back onto the music. Overall, there is some outstanding moments on here but I would argue you have to endure the weaker tracks and elongated run time to experience this which drags the record down a lot for me.
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From 02/27/2023 14:45 | #294502
My favorite rock album ever
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Rating:  
85/100
From 09/06/2022 17:42 | #289433
Great live record
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90/100
From 08/18/2022 06:03 | #288577
A long but still thoroughly enjoyable album. It weaves and loses track of its vision in some parts so I wouldn't rank it as high as the second best Genesis album, but its certainly still top of the line progressive rock!
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85/100
From 03/30/2022 18:00 | #283611
This is such an amazing album, definitely the best Genesis album, Carpet Crawlers is the biggest highlight bit truly there are no bad songs here, all of them create an almost movie album experience. It's hard for that long album to maintain to be interesting to the end, but as fas as It started I felt that these are the ending credits to the album. Generally great, instrumentals always slick, obly vocals are sometimes annoying.
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90/100
From 08/03/2021 12:07 | #272162
incredible prog rock
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45/100
From 05/03/2021 15:02 | #269321
It's a stunning record, hardly anything bad about it. It stands the test of time too. Lyrically it can be hard going as the storyline isn't immediately accessible but the level of musicianship is beyond question. A fabulous piece of work.
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85/100
From 01/19/2021 19:25 | #264681
A great, very rewarding Genesis album. It contains the best material the band ever wrote. But it's flawed too, and a little frustrating. Half of the songs could be left out and it would make no difference. A little overrated but still very good.
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80/100
From 01/19/2021 15:28 | #264667
Fase de ouro do Genesis dando seu melhor! As mudanças de estrutura e ritmo são fantásticas.
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70/100
From 01/04/2021 15:42 | #263816
It's hard to tell if it's their best, as there are many contenders, but it's definitely their grandest achievement.
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2. On The Beach by Neil Young
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